Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal announces shock retirement ahead of World Cup
Just three months before the ODI World Cup campaign starts in India, Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh ODI captain announced his decision of retiring from international cricket on Thursday.
The 34-year-old cricketer was extremely emotional as he called quits to his 16-year international career in a press briefing just a day after Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan.
Tamim expressed that he has given his best and this is the right time for him to retire from the game. “Yesterday against Afghanistan was my last international game. It was not a sudden decision,” he revealed.
The left-handed opener expressed gratitude to the people who supported him in his career including his family, coaches, colleagues and the Bangladesh cricket board. He also thanked his fans and mentioned that their love and faith in his abilities inspired him to give his best for the country.
The left-handed opener made his Bangladesh debut in 2007. Tamim has scored 15,205 runs in international cricket, including 25 centuries and 94 half centuries. His ODI tally of 8,313 runs is the highest by a Bangladesh batter.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
